Patentable/Patents/US-9773279
US-9773279

Consolidated price level expansion

PublishedSeptember 26, 2017
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Technical Abstract

Certain embodiments provide consolidated price level expansion. Data associated with the individual price levels represented by a consolidated price level is expanded and provided through an expanded consolidated price level interface. In certain embodiments, the expanded consolidated price level interface includes a pop-up interface. In certain embodiments, the expanded consolidated price level interface includes an in-line interface. In certain embodiments, an order may be entered using the expanded consolidated price level interface.

Patent Claims
48 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A system including: a computing device, wherein the computing device is configured to display consolidated price level data for a consolidated price level, wherein the consolidated price level represents at least two price levels of a tradeable object, wherein the consolidated price level data includes consolidated data for the at least two price levels; wherein the computing device is configured to receive a command; wherein the computing device is configured to generate an expanded consolidated price level interface for the consolidated price level automatically in response to the command, wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface includes un-consolidated data associated with each of the at least two price levels of the consolidated price level; wherein the computing device is configured to display the expanded consolidated price level interface automatically in response to generating the expanded consolidated price level interface, wherein a first price level of the at least two price levels corresponds to the consolidated price level, wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is positioned such that the first price level is aligned with the consolidated price level; wherein the computing device is configured to receive a second command; wherein the computing device is configured to generate a second expanded consolidated price level interface for a second consolidated price level automatically in response to the second command, wherein the second consolidated price level represents at least two other price levels of the tradeable object, wherein the second expanded consolidated price level interface includes un-consolidated data associated with each of the at least two other price levels of the second consolidated price level; and wherein the computing device is configured to display the second expanded consolidated price level interface automatically in response to generating the second expanded consolidated price level interface, wherein a second price level of the at least two other price levels corresponds to the second consolidated price level, wherein the second expanded consolidated price level interface is positioned such that the second price level is aligned with the second consolidated price level.

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2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is a pop-up interface.

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3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is an in-line interface.

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4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the command is received from a user input device.

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5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the command includes positioning a cursor in a region associated with the consolidated price level data.

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6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the positioning of the cursor is based on an input from a touch screen.

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7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is displayed automatically in response to the positioning of the cursor.

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8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is displayed automatically after the cursor has been positioned in the region associated with the consolidated price level data for a predetermined period of time.

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9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is displayed based on a location of a cursor.

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10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is displayed in place of the consolidated price level data.

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11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is displayed at a predefined location.

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12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface includes all of the un-consolidated data associated with each of the at least two price levels of the consolidated price level.

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13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface includes a subset of the un-consolidated data associated with each of the at least two price levels of the consolidated price level.

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14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is further configured to stop displaying the second expanded consolidated price level interface, wherein the second expanded consolidated price level interface was already displayed at the time the command was received.

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15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the un-consolidated data of the expanded consolidated price level interface is updated when updated market data is received.

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16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is configured to receive an order command to place an order for the tradeable object.

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17. A method including: displaying by a computing device consolidated price level data for a consolidated price level, wherein the consolidated price level represents at least two price levels of a tradeable object, wherein the consolidated price level data includes consolidated data for the at least two price levels; receiving by the computing device a command; generating by the computing device an expanded consolidated price level interface for the consolidated price level automatically in response to the command, wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface includes un-consolidated data associated with each of the at least two price levels of the consolidated price level; displaying by the computing device the expanded consolidated price level interface automatically in response to generating the expanded consolidated price level interface, wherein a first price level of the at least two price levels corresponds to the consolidated price level, wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is positioned such that the first price level is aligned with the consolidated price level; receiving by the computing device a second command; generating by the computing device a second expanded consolidated price level interface for a second consolidated price level automatically in response to the second command, wherein the second consolidated price level represents at least two other price levels of the tradeable object, wherein the second expanded consolidated price level interface includes un-consolidated data associated with each of the at least two other price levels of the second consolidated price level; and displaying by the computing device the second expanded consolidated price level interface automatically in response to generating the second expanded consolidated price level interface, wherein a second price level of the at least two other price levels corresponds to the second consolidated price level, wherein the second expanded consolidated price level interface is positioned such that the second price level is aligned with the second consolidated price level.

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18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is a pop-up interface.

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19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is an in-line interface.

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20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the command is received from a user input device.

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21. The method of claim 17 , wherein the command includes positioning a cursor in a region associated with the consolidated price level data.

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22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the positioning of the cursor is based on an input from a touch screen.

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23. The method of claim 21 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is displayed automatically in response to the positioning of the cursor.

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24. The method of claim 21 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is displayed automatically after the cursor has been positioned in the region associated with the consolidated price level data for a predetermined period of time.

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25. The method of claim 17 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is displayed based on a location of a cursor.

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26. The method of claim 17 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is displayed in place of the consolidated price level data.

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27. The method of claim 17 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is displayed at a predefined location.

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28. The method of claim 17 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface includes all of the un-consolidated data associated with each of the at least two price levels of the consolidated price level.

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29. The method of claim 17 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface includes a subset of the un-consolidated data associated with each of the at least two price levels of the consolidated price level.

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30. The method of claim 17 , further including stopping displaying by the computing device the second expanded consolidated price level interface, wherein the second expanded consolidated price level interface was already displayed at the time the command was received.

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31. The method of claim 17 , wherein the un-consolidated data of the expanded consolidated price level interface is updated when updated market data is received.

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32. The method of claim 17 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is configured to receive an order command to place an order for the tradeable object.

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33. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a processor, including instructions executable to: display consolidated price level data for a consolidated price level, wherein the consolidated price level represents at least two price levels of a tradeable object, wherein the consolidated price level data includes consolidated data for the at least two price levels; receive a command; generate an expanded consolidated price level interface for the consolidated price level automatically in response to the command, wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface includes un-consolidated data associated with each of the at least two price levels of the consolidated price level; display the expanded consolidated price level interface automatically in response to generating the expanded consolidated price level interface, wherein a first price level of the at least two price levels corresponds to the consolidated price level, wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is positioned such that the first price level is aligned with the consolidated price level; receive a second command; generate a second expanded consolidated price level interface for a second consolidated price level automatically in response to the second command, wherein the second consolidated price level represents at least two other price levels of the tradeable object, wherein the second expanded consolidated price level interface includes un-consolidated data associated with each of the at least two other price levels of the second consolidated price level; and display the second expanded consolidated price level interface automatically in response to generating the second expanded consolidated price level interface, wherein a second price level of the at least two other price levels corresponds to the second consolidated price level, wherein the second expanded consolidated price level interface is positioned such that the second price level is aligned with the second consolidated price level.

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34. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 33 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is a pop-up interface.

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35. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 33 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is an in-line interface.

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36. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 33 , wherein the command is received from a user input device.

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37. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 33 , wherein the command includes positioning a cursor in a region associated with the consolidated price level data.

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38. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 37 , wherein the positioning of the cursor is based on an input from a touch screen.

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39. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 37 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is displayed automatically in response to the positioning of the cursor.

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40. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 37 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is displayed automatically after the cursor has been positioned in the region associated with the consolidated price level data for a predetermined period of time.

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41. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 33 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is displayed based on a location of a cursor.

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42. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 33 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is displayed in place of the consolidated price level data.

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43. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 33 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is displayed at a predefined location.

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44. The non-transitory readable medium of claim 33 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface includes all of the un-consolidated data associated with each of the at least two price levels of the consolidated price level.

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45. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 33 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface includes a subset of the un-consolidated data associated with each of the at least two price levels of the consolidated price level.

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46. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 33 , further including instructions executable to stop displaying the second expanded consolidated price level interface, wherein the second expanded consolidated price level interface was already displayed at the time the command was received.

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47. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 33 , wherein the un-consolidated data of the expanded consolidated price level interface is updated when updated market data is received.

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48. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 33 , wherein the expanded consolidated price level interface is configured to receive an order command to place an order for the tradeable object.

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February 10, 2014

Publication Date

September 26, 2017

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